Ab Dominant 7 Scale — Bass
Ab Dominant 7 on bass: notes Ab, C, Eb, Gb — free scale chart, no sign-up. A major triad plus a minor 7th — tension that wants to resolve, at the heart of blues and jazz dominant chords.
Bass · 4-string, tuned low to high: E, A, D, G. 24 frets.
- E string: fret 2 Gb (flat 7), fret 4 Ab (root), fret 8 C (3), fret 11 Eb (5), fret 14 Gb (flat 7), fret 16 Ab (root), fret 20 C (3), fret 23 Eb (5).
- A string: fret 3 C (3), fret 6 Eb (5), fret 9 Gb (flat 7), fret 11 Ab (root), fret 15 C (3), fret 18 Eb (5), fret 21 Gb (flat 7), fret 23 Ab (root).
- D string: fret 1 Eb (5), fret 4 Gb (flat 7), fret 6 Ab (root), fret 10 C (3), fret 13 Eb (5), fret 16 Gb (flat 7), fret 18 Ab (root), fret 22 C (3).
- G string: fret 1 Ab (root), fret 5 C (3), fret 8 Eb (5), fret 11 Gb (flat 7), fret 13 Ab (root), fret 17 C (3), fret 20 Eb (5), fret 23 Gb (flat 7).
Notes in the Ab dominant 7 scale
The Ab dominant 7 scale contains 4 notes: Ab, C, Eb, Gb. Its scale degrees are R · 3 · 5 · b7.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | Ab |
| 3 | C |
| 5 | Eb |
| b7 | Gb |
Ab dominant 7 on bass
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